Dock life

Time moves quite slowly at the dock. Each day is pretty much like the last – early morning with a great cup of coffee, go for a walk before it gets too hot, and then get some work done for a few hours. I hate to say this but it’s been very hot here and we’re not facing into the wind (which is usually the case when you’re at a dock), so each day around 2pm, we close up the boat and turn on the air-conditioning!! I’m so happy we have the main cabin unit working well because we’ve sure needed it. We usually spend the late afternoon relaxing in the main cabin while we chill in the cool air!!

Work is getting done. I did the semco treatment on the exterior teak so it’s all ready for storage. Floors have been washed and both heads have been cleaned. Mark is working on the aft cabin air conditioning unit installation and it’s over halfway complete. It’s a good thing that we haven’t needed any cooling in the aft cabin. It cools off nicely once the sun has gone down so we haven’t needed it.

Our daily walks (well most days) have taken us all around the marina’s neighbourhood. We’ve discovered that this area has a lot of tourist rental places which kind of explains all the restaurants! Some of the rentals are just trailers on large lots with impressive gates and fences all around them. Puerto Ricans seem to love gates and fences!! Even the smallest places have fairly elaborate fencing. Many of the houses are painted with bright colours and often have 2 floors with a nice balcony.

We’ve spent a bit of time buying flights back to Florida and organizing car rentals for the next month. Only 5 more days before Evelyn arrives and then a week later Caroline flies in!! One month from today (on May 1), the boat will be hauled out and put into the storage yard at Puerto Marina Del Rey. We’ll be busy for the next month and having lots of fun with the girls! Can’t wait.